sloan turns twenty with 'the double cross'

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As we mentioned a few months back, Canadian rock stalwarts Sloan are on the verge of twenty years and ten albums together.

The Double Cross comes out in two weeks, but Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, Jay Ferguson and Andrew Scott have been dissecting the album on the band's youtube channel for those of us who care. Per usual, all four guys split up the songwriting - which contributes to the eclectic nature of their sound and the occasional misguided Beatles comparisons.

Have a bit of a preview here, as we match up the commentary with the appropriate track. You'll notice several mentions of 1996's One Chord To Another, which bodes well for the new album. Here's Chris and "Follow The Leader":






Get the idea? Now here's Patrick and "Unkind":






Now Chris is back again for "Shadow Of Love":






Unfortunately, soft spoken Jay gets the shaft here... but here's drummer Andrew — who always seems to write my favorite Sloan songs, like "People Of The Sky" — with his take on "She's Slowin' Down Again":






Not bad for a bunch of old Canadians, eh? The Double Cross is out May 10 on Yep Roc.

sloan turns twenty

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Canadian power pop quartet Sloan are prepping their 10th LP, The Double Cross — or The XX, not to be confused with the xx. It's so named because, believe it or not, they've been kicking around as a band for twenty years now.

In anticipation of the May 10th release, Sloan have floated the single "Follow The Leader" — thanks Stereogum. It's more aligned with Sloan's affinity for the Fab Four, as opposed to their obsession with Kiss. If you like it, feel free to download with the arrow tab on the right:




Guitarist Jay Ferguson told Much Music Canada "I personally feel it’s up there with my favourites of ours such as One Chord To Another and Never Hear The End Of It. Short and sweet with unexpected turns down different paths. Not bad for a 10th LP.”

Hard to imagine these are the same precocious shoegazers from Halifax: